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Troopers and officers approached the pickup and found an unconscious man inside slumped over with a gunshot wound to his head.

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An unidentified adult male sought following a reported bank robbery in Ontario early Thursday afternoon was transported to a hospital after he was found suffering a gunshot wound seated in the suspect vehicle located by officers south of Ontario.

Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of the Malheur Major Crime Team, is investigating.

Oregon Man Dies in Mine Cave-in

The two other adult males, whose names are not available, spent five minutes digging him out before they could remove him from inside the cave.

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A 42-year old Ontario-area man died Saturday morning when the walls of a mining cave collapsed on him as he was digging inside.

Three others, two adult males and a juvenile male, were not injured in the incident north of Interstate 84 about one mile west of Huntington, Oregon State Police (OSP) reports. They are completing the death investigation.

More Oregon Guard Soldiers Will Head for Iraq

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A mobilization order is still needed to establish specific time frames and location of duty.

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The Department of Defense has alerted more than 3,500 Citizen Soldiers of the Army National Guard's 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team for possible mobilization affecting the 3-116 Cavalry in Eastern Oregon.

The Cavalry Brigade is scheduled to be comprised of approximately 800 Oregon Guard members with the remainder being from Idaho and Montana. Supporting the 3-116 is F/145 with detachments throughout Eastern Oregon. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Idaho, will be commanded by Col. Guy Thomas, and is the largest Idaho National Guard unit.

Motorcycle Rider Dies in Crash on I-84 West of Ontario

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There were no witnesses to the single-vehicle crash.

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Police say a 57-year old motorcycle rider died Saturday night in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 84 about three miles east of the Farewell Bend Port of Entry west of Ontario. The victim's name is withheld pending next of kin notification.

Police Rule Snake River Prison Death a Homicide

The inmate had been at SRCI since January 15th 2003 and had a release date in 2026.

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An investigation into a suspicious death on May 12th at the Snake River Correctional Institution has been confirmed by the Malheur County District Attorney as a homicide.

The Oregon State Police and the Malheur County District Attorney, working in cooperation with Oregon Department of Corrections, began the investigation after a deceased inmate identified as 61-year old James Ivan Briggs, was found deceased in his SRCI cell in Complex 1 on May 12th 2008 at approximately 6:52 AM.